Arts Law continues to advocate for the rights of Indigenous people on not only a domestic platform, but also a global one. We recently attended the World Intellectual Property Organisation’s 44th Intergovernmental Committee (IGC) on cultural expressions (like Indigenous songs, performances and art) and traditional knowledge (like languages, and Indigenous knowledges of plants and medicines). … Continued

Last week, Arts Law Senior Solicitor, Roxanne Lorenz, travelled to the Kimberley region to meet with artists and provide legal advice. The first day of the trip was spent at Nagula Jarndu, the Aboriginal Women’s Art and Resource Centre in Broome. Nagula Jarndu is a must-visit for anyone headed to Broome. They have an impressive … Continued

Holding Redlich, one of Arts Law’s pro bono partners, have recently been presented by the Traditional Owners First Nations, language that renamed the meeting rooms across their Queensland offices. In Brisbane and Cairns, language from the areas’ Traditional Owners now grace the spaces where Holding Redlich’s lawyers, clients and visitors will gather. The move involved … Continued

This month we welcome Jasmins Derbas and Jeremy Heddle to the Arts Law team and say a fond farewell to Gabby Hunter and Mary Ventura. Jasmine is joining the team as our new Paralegal where she willl be a maim contact point for clients booking legal advice sessions and for volunteer lawyers. Jasmine has completed … Continued

This week we are celebrating CEO Robyn Ayres 20th anniversary at Arts Law. In her 20 years at Arts Law Robyn has helped grow the organisation into what it is today. From a small team of seven in 2002, Arts Law has grown to include 17 staff working across four states. Our pro bono panel … Continued

Arts Law recently submitted to the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts on its development of a new National Cultural Policy. The government called for submissions so that it can “establish a comprehensive roadmap to guide the skills and resources required to transform and safeguard a diverse, vibrant and sustainable arts, … Continued

In August, Arts Law visited the Goldfields region and Great Victoria Desert areas of Western Australia as part of our Artists in the Black (AITB) program. Arts Law was accompanied by Morgan Lane, partner at Colin Biggers and Paisely. We visited ArtGold in Kalgoorlie Boulder, delivering a workshop on copyright and contracts. The artists were … Continued

Arts Law had the tremendous opportunity to visit three art centres in the Northern Territory in the past month: Merrepen at Daly River, Djilpin in Beswick and Mimi Arts in Katherine. We were able to prepare wills for many artists and give one on one advice to those who needed assistance and support.   The Merrepen Arts … Continued

The Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair opened on Thursday evening 4 August and ran from Friday 5 to Sunday 7 August at the Darwin Convention Centre.  More than 70 art centres had stalls as did Arts Law.  We joined with the Copyright Agency and Indigenous Art Code in promoting the Fake Art Harms Culture campaign which was very popular.  … Continued